Diseases

Halitosis

An offensive, foul breath odor resulting from a variety of causes such as poor oral hygiene, dental or oral infections, or the ingestion of certain foods.

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An offensive, foul breath odor resulting from a variety of causes such as poor oral hygiene, dental or oral infections, or the ingestion of certain foods.

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  • Halitoses

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  1. C23.888w.821.475w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Halitosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006209. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006209
  2. Halitosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_breath
  3. Halitosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16408